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Leith Corporation Tramways Sweeper Sprinkler Car

As well as it's fleet of street trams, the short lived Leith Corporation Tramway also operated this sweeper and sprinkler car. The car was fitted with two brooms, a snow plough and a sprinkler with a 1000 gallon (4546 litre) water tank.
Picture from [1]


Information
Number built: 1
Built: 1905
Builder: United Electric Car Works of Preston
Motor: 2 GE58 electric motors (500v DC OHLE)

The car was fitted with two GE58 six-turn armature motors and British Thomson-Houston electrical equipment.

[1] "Leith Corporation Tramways", Street Railway Journal (Vol. XXVI No. 24) Dec 9 1905, p. 1018